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Barnes: Uros Plavsic has ‘bought into the role’ Tennessee needs him to play

Any win at Memorial Gym for Tennessee is a good one. The Volunteers know that they’re typically going to get Vanderbilt’s best shot in Nashville, and they answered the call on Tuesday night.

The big surprise was who played a key role in that win — Uros Plavsic. To this point in his career, Plavsic has been nothing more than a reserve big, coming off of the bench to give John Fulkerson an occasional breather. Against the Commodores, Plavsic started in his place.

He responded with 13 points and seven rebounds, including coming through in big moments in crunch time.